Originally Posted by
JPerrone
so, not to start something unnecessarily but: Imagine
- I'm a beginner (not hard to do..)
- I am trying to land
- there is a cross wind that is pushing the plane to one side of the runway
What do I do?
Do I keep flying straight, and hope that the runway is wide enough that it doesn't matter?
So far, this is what I've been doing, I think. The runway is wide enough (it's actually an unused 1:1 airstrip!!!). And even if I run out of strip: the side is smooth enough it doesn't matter. But it would be nice to be able to land on a limited-width strip, at some point
Regards
I think this is going to revive the debate but with my instructors cap on, What I suggest is to rudder slightly into the wind to keep your ground track. Your trainer will have a roll couple so you will want to counter that with opposite aileron. As you get into ground effect you can ease off to get the gear going strait down the runway. Going to Youtube and searching " landing in a crosswind " will be very informative.